Most Powerful Women - 2023

The special package for this issue is Fortune India’s iconic ‘Most Powerful Women, 2023’. The project initiated by Fortune Inc. in the U.S. in 1998 has had a historic run for a quarter of a century now. The Fortune MPW remains the most authentic ‘ranking’ of the women who made their mark in business and economy.
Nirmala Sitharaman-Union Finance Minister1
Nirmala Sitharaman
Nita Ambani-Chairperson2
Nita Ambani
Gita Gopinath-First Deputy MD3
Gita Gopinath
Madhabi Puri Buch-Chairperson4
Madhabi Puri Buch
Anshula Kant-MD & Group CFO5
Anshula Kant
Aparna Bawa-COO & Interim Chief Legal Officer6
Aparna Bawa
Bela Bajaria-Chief Content Officer7
Bela Bajaria
BV Nagarathna-Judge8
BV Nagarathna
Kalli Purie-Vice Chairperson9
Kalli Purie
Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta Reddy-Executive Vice Chairperson; Joint MD; Executive Vice Chairperson; MD10
Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta Reddy
Zia J. Mody-Managing Partner11
Zia J. Mody
Leena Nair-Global CEO12
Leena Nair
Roshni Nadar Malhotra-Chairperson13
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Shobhana Bhartia-Chairperson14
Shobhana Bhartia
Isha Ambani-Director15
Isha Ambani
Samina Hamied-Vice Chairperson16
Samina Hamied
Soma Mondal-Ex-chairperson17
Soma Mondal
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw-Executive Chairperson18
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Suchitra Ella-MD19
Suchitra Ella
Padmaja Chunduru-MD & CEO20
Padmaja Chunduru
Vinita Gupta-CEO21
Vinita Gupta
Rekha M. Menon-Former Chairperson & Senior MD22
Rekha M. Menon
Ritu Gangrade Arora-CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Asia-Pacific23
Ritu Gangrade Arora
Revathi Advaithi-CEO24
Revathi Advaithi
Neerja Birla-Founder & Chairperson25
Neerja Birla
Swati Piramal-Vice Chairperson26
Swati Piramal
Priya Nair-Global Chief Marketing Officer, Beauty And Wellbeing27
Priya Nair
Pallavi Shroff-Managing Partner28
Pallavi Shroff
Arundhati Bhattacharya-Chairperson & CEO29
Arundhati Bhattacharya
Schauna Chauhan and Nadia Chauhan-CEO; Joint MD & CMO30
Schauna Chauhan and Nadia Chauhan
Hina Nagarajan-MD & CEO31
Hina Nagarajan
Jyoti Deshpande-President, Media Business32
Jyoti Deshpande
Guneet Monga Kapoor-Film-maker33
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Nivruti Rai-Managing Director & CEO34
Nivruti Rai
Sindhu Gangadharan-SVP & MD35
Sindhu Gangadharan
Daisy Chittilapilly-President36
Daisy Chittilapilly
Nyrika Holkar-Executive Director37
Nyrika Holkar
Ektaa R. Kapoor-Joint MD38
Ektaa R. Kapoor
Aparna Purohit-Head of India Originals39
Aparna Purohit
Ghazal Alagh-Co-founder40
Ghazal Alagh
Deepika Padukone-Actress & Entrepreneur41
Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra Jonas-Actress & Entrepreneur42
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Zarin Daruwala-Cluster CEO, India & South Asia43
Zarin Daruwala
Shanti Ekambaram-Whole-time Director44
Shanti Ekambaram
Kaku Nakhate-President & Country Head, India45
Kaku Nakhate
Vibha Padalkar-Managing Director And CEO46
Vibha Padalkar
Vani Kola-Managing Director47
Vani Kola
Sandhya Devanathan-Vice President And Head, India48
Sandhya Devanathan
Alia Bhatt-Entrepreneur & Actress49
Alia Bhatt
Anamika Khanna-Fashion Designer50
Anamika Khanna
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1Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance MinisterN/AN/A
2Nita AmbaniChairpersonReliance FoundationN/A
3Gita GopinathFirst Deputy MDIMFN/A
4Madhabi Puri BuchChairpersonSEBIN/A
5Anshula KantMD & Group CFOWorld Bank GroupN/A
6Aparna BawaCOO & Interim Chief Legal OfficerZoom Video CommunicationsN/A
7Bela BajariaChief Content OfficerNetflixN/A
8BV NagarathnaJudgeSupreme CourtN/A
9Kalli PurieVice ChairpersonIndia Today GroupN/A
10Reddy Sisters: Shobana Kamineni; Sangita Reddy; Preetha Reddy; Suneeta ReddyExecutive Vice Chairperson; Joint MD; Executive Vice Chairperson; MDApollo Hospitals EnterpriseN/A
11Zia J. ModyManaging PartnerAZB & PartnersN/A
12Leena NairGlobal CEOChanelN/A
13Roshni Nadar MalhotraChairpersonHCL TechN/A
14Shobhana BhartiaChairpersonHT MediaN/A
15Isha AmbaniDirectorReliance Retail VenturesN/A
16Samina HamiedVice ChairpersonCiplaN/A
17Soma MondalEx-chairpersonSAILN/A
18Kiran Mazumdar-ShawExecutive ChairpersonBiocon & Biocon BiologicsN/A
19Suchitra EllaMDBharat BiotechN/A
20Padmaja ChunduruMD & CEONSDLN/A
21Vinita GuptaCEOLupin LimitedN/A
22Rekha M. MenonFormer Chairperson & Senior MDAccenture in IndiaN/A
23Ritu Gangrade AroraCEO & Chief Investment Officer, Asia-PacificAllianz Investment ManagementN/A
24Revathi AdvaithiCEOFlexN/A
25Neerja BirlaFounder & ChairpersonAditya Birla Education Trust, and MpowerN/A
26Swati PiramalVice ChairpersonPiramal GroupN/A
27Priya NairGlobal Chief Marketing Officer, Beauty And WellbeingUnileverN/A
28Pallavi ShroffManaging PartnerShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.N/A
29Arundhati BhattacharyaChairperson & CEOSalesforce IndiaN/A
30Schauna Chauhan and Nadia ChauhanCEO; Joint MD & CMOParle AgroN/A
31Hina NagarajanMD & CEODiageo IndiaN/A
32Jyoti DeshpandePresident, Media BusinessRILN/A
33Guneet Monga KapoorFilm-makerN/AN/A
34Nivruti RaiManaging Director & CEOInvest India, and Former Head of Intel IndiaN/A
35Sindhu GangadharanSVP & MDSAP Labs IndiaN/A
36Daisy ChittilapillyPresidentCisco India And South AsiaN/A
37Nyrika HolkarExecutive DirectorGodrej & BoyceN/A
38Ektaa R. KapoorJoint MDBalaji TelefilmsN/A
39Aparna PurohitHead of India OriginalsPrime VideoN/A
40Ghazal AlaghCo-founderMamaearthN/A
41Deepika PadukoneActress & EntrepreneurN/AN/A
42Priyanka Chopra JonasActress & EntrepreneurN/AN/A
43Zarin DaruwalaCluster CEO, India & South AsiaStandard Chartered BankN/A
44Shanti EkambaramWhole-time DirectorKotak Mahindra BankN/A
45Kaku NakhatePresident & Country Head, IndiaBank of AmericaN/A
46Vibha PadalkarManaging Director And CEOHDFC LifeN/A
47Vani KolaManaging DirectorKalaari CapitalN/A
48Sandhya DevanathanVice President And Head, IndiaMetaN/A
49Alia BhattEntrepreneur & ActressN/AN/A
50Anamika KhannaFashion DesignerN/AN/A